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Smarties Nursery in Brighouse

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Nov 2024)
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4.9(19 parent reviews)
·Smarties Nursery, Field Top Road, Brighouse, HD6 3XB · Calderdale
Number of places
82 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
Calderdale

About this day nursery

Smarties Nursery, located in Brighouse, HD6 3XB, is an 'Outstanding' childcare setting for children aged 0-4 years. Re-registered in 2016, the nursery operates from Monday to Friday, 7 am to 6 pm, for 51 weeks of the year, offering full day care.

The dedicated team of 16 childcare staff, all holding appropriate early years qualifications, provide a nurturing and joyful environment where children quickly settle and thrive. The curriculum is meticulously planned, driven by staff's expert teaching and extensive professional development, ensuring every child is motivated to achieve their highest potential.

A significant focus is placed on outdoor learning, which sparks children's curiosity and benefits those with limited access to outside space. Smarties Nursery also provides government-funded childcare, including specific funding for disadvantaged children, demonstrating a commitment to inclusive provision.

What it's like

Staff show warmth and affection towards children, who are excited to attend. They create a joyful and nurturing environment. This helps children to settle quickly, develop the highest levels of confidence and feel happy, safe and secure. The provision is outstanding.

Outstanding provisionExpert teachingRich curriculumOutdoor learning focusExceptional communicationStrong parent partnerships

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2016

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Smarties Nursery

Last inspected 12 November 2024

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Staff show warmth and affection towards children, who are excited to attend. They create a joyful and nurturing environment. This helps children to settle quickly, develop the highest levels of confidence and feel happy, safe and secure. The provision is outstanding.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff's expert teaching and inventive educational programmes are inspired by their wealth of qualifications and professional development.
  • The curriculum is methodically planned and motivates children to the highest level.
  • Children develop a wealth of new knowledge and skills in readiness for school, including exceptional language, self-care, and behaviour.
  • Staff create a joyful and nurturing environment where children quickly settle and develop confidence.
  • Staff have an in-depth understanding of each child's learning and next steps.
  • Children's experiences are enriched through a wide range of extra-curricular activities, outings, and visitors.
  • Staff promote children's communication skills wonderfully through a language-rich environment and carefully selected books.
  • Staff promote children's emotional well-being to the highest level and meticulously plan transitions.
Inspection #10364279 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff work tirelessly with other professionals and parents to help children catch up in their development. Key staff plan communication interventions that benefit all children.

Outdoor space

There is a strong focus on outdoor learning. This ignites children's sense of awe and wonder of the world. It is also particularly beneficial to children who have limited access to outside space and those who prefer to play outdoors. Children are engrossed in captivating forest school activities, making fires and taking part in tasks like using steel and flint to create sparks.

Parent Reviews of Smarties Nursery

4.9
(19)
Jade Melia
a year ago

Smarties Nursery is nothing short of AMAZING. Both my children have thrived at the nursery. The staff are really what makes Smarties stand out head and shoulders another the rest. They are professional, approachable but most importantly loving and nurturing. Smarties to us is more than just a nursery it's an extension of our family network. My children have bonds with the staff and the staff know my children inside out. Handing the care of your most prized possession over to someone can be daunting but it has been seemless in our experience. Smarties has worked with us as parents to achieve the developmental milestones. The only negative about Smarties is that my children cannot stay longer and have to go to school.

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Emma Poulter-Dunford
3 years ago

A truly outstanding nursery in all senses, not simply by Ofsted’s standards. All staff know the children incredibly well regardless of if they are their key worker or not. Very personal pick-up and drop-off and regular updates on the app they use to inform you about meals and activities they have done during the day. Our eldest has flourished at Smarties. Smarties has fantastic facilities; Forest school, access to a sports hall and a creative outdoor area. There is always something new for the children to explore. We are sad to see our eldest daughter leave as she begins school but Smarties has enabled her to develop into a kind, helpful, inquisitive and sociable little girl ready for her journey onwards. We would 100% recommend this nursery to anyone!

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Maximillion Thornton
3 years ago

The smile on our daughters face when we even say “Smarties nursery” says it all. Our little girl is happy when we drop her off, and always smiling when we collect her. The staff at Smarties are all, experienced, knowledgeable and genuinely care about all the children they look after. Regular updates throughout the day on the ParentZone app, make us feel connected to our daughter whilst she is at nursery. Smarties nursery go above and beyond, to meet the needs of my daughter. They provide excellent educational guidance for children with additional needs. The progress our little girl has made whilst at Smarties has been excellent. The activities and experiences they offer are educational, fun and engaging. Our daughter particularly enjoys playing outside in the garden, attending forest school and singing and dancing with her friends. We would strongly recommend Smarties to friends and family within the area.

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Cherie Priestland
3 years ago

Fantastic modern nursery with excellent resources and staff. From the very first settling in session, the staff have been so warm, friendly and welcoming to my daughter, husband and I, making the transition to nursery really stress free. We are kept up-to-date with all the days activities, including beautiful photos, and staff always greet us with a smile and additional updates. My daughter always smiles and is so excited when we arrive at nursery and she sees her keyworker, which is so lovely and a glowing enough review of how much she enjoys her time here.

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Jodie Nolan
3 years ago

A great nursery with brilliant staff that give 100% to all the children. Both my children have attended here with my youngest still attending. They offer fantastic learning opportunities everyday and the added bonus of Forest School is definitely a hit. The app updates are great as well, they show the lovely different activities they do during the day as well as meals/sleeps etc. It's definitley a home from home for the children and my son loves his days at nursery and it's a great step in getting him prepared for starting school.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2019

  • November 2024Outstanding
  • January 2019Outstanding

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